We Will Not Yield
After violence from white supremacists left death and injury in Charlottesville, here’s a prayer and a call to action for all who love this nation. We Will…
Read articlePrayers for Shira and Pride
Here are two prayers posted for Jerusalem Pride. “Pride Wins” is in memory of 16-year-old Shira Banki, murdered at Jerusalem’s 2015 Pride Parade by an ultra-Orthodox Jewish…
Read articleIn Memoriam, Orlando — “Love Wins: A Pride Prayer”
Our vocal response to hate: “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Lev. 19:18), in Hebrew pronounced “ve’ahavta lere’acha kamocha” and written ואהבת לרעך כמוך! This slightly-revised version of…
Read articlePride Wins: A Prayer after Homophobic Brutality
The city of Jerusalem renamed Zion Square in memory of Shira Banki, murdered at 2015’s Pride Parade. An ultra-Orthodox Jewish extremist stabbed six participants, murdering the 16-year-old. The plaza…
Read articleLove Wins: A Pride Prayer, Jewish
“This week will go down in history as one of the saddest and most destructive, ever, in the lives of LGBTQ Jews,” declares an article from O-blog-dee-o-blog-da…
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